Tracking and tracing: Principles and practice

International Journal of Technology Management

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 252-271

  Stefansson, Gunnar ^a,c   Tilanus, Bernhard ^a,b  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c Center for Transport and Traffic   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTION OF GOODS; SCHEDULING; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

TRACKING-TRACING SYSTEMS;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0033678048     PISSN: 02675730     EISSN: None     Source Type: None    
DOI: 10.1504/ijtm.2000.002873     Document Type: Article

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